The Romantic History of Copyright
Gresham CollegeBarnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Mon 30 Nov · 18:00 · Free
About this event
Big Tech vs creators: today's AI copyright fight has old roots. This lecture traces its history and the 'romantic' myth of authorship. Today, a copyright fight is underway: between big technology companies that need lots of data to train their AI models and creators who do not want to give that data up for free. But the concept of ‘copyright’ is an old one. This lecture explores the surprisingly long history of copyright, the competing justifications for it, the strange economic properties of ideas that complicate these arguments, and the ‘romantic vision’ of the author that appears – mistakenly – to resolve many difficulties. A lecture by Professor Daniel Susskind This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: The Romantic History of Copyright | Gresham College
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